Comments on: Developing Great Domains vs. Average Domains http://www.elliotsblog.com/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:30:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Art http://www.elliotsblog.com/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains#comment-5202 Art Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:07:51 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/07/02/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains/#comment-5202 Dave, i dont agree with not outsourcing. I am just not that good with building sites, and i cant stand it. Same with writing, but my business does make enough money to bring in a good designer and develop good site. I just cant see myself learning dream weaver, when someone else is already knows how to use it 100x times better then me. So, my point, outsourcing is way to go, if i can make money more efficent. IF my time costs 100$ an hour, why would i work for something that i can pay 20$ to someone else, and they will do 10x better job then me. I think you are assuming, that we all domainers, but i think majority of us is just part time domainers. Hi Eliot, where is next get together in NY? Dave, i dont agree with not outsourcing. I am just not that good with building sites, and i cant stand it. Same with writing, but my business does make enough money to bring in a good designer and develop good site. I just cant see myself learning dream weaver, when someone else is already knows how to use it 100x times better then me. So, my point, outsourcing is way to go, if i can make money more efficent. IF my time costs 100$ an hour, why would i work for something that i can pay 20$ to someone else, and they will do 10x better job then me. I think you are assuming, that we all domainers, but i think majority of us is just part time domainers.

Hi Eliot, where is next get together in NY?

]]> By: Siva from Domainer blog rankings http://www.elliotsblog.com/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains#comment-5196 Siva from Domainer blog rankings Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:09:31 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/07/02/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains/#comment-5196 Elliot, Excellent post. Good thoughts from people thru comments. I feel developing premium domain makes sense over the time. Within the premium names, I would add high cost niche makes even more money in long run. Example premium name related to movies s premium name related to stocks. Premium name related stock might get fewer visitors but more money compared to movie related. Elliot,

Excellent post. Good thoughts from people thru comments. I feel developing premium domain makes sense over the time. Within the premium names, I would add high cost niche makes even more money in long run. Example premium name related to movies s premium name related to stocks.

Premium name related stock might get fewer visitors but more money compared to movie related.

]]> By: Mark http://www.elliotsblog.com/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains#comment-5170 Mark Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:41:14 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/07/02/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains/#comment-5170 Wow! Good stuff in them words. Thanks Elliot. Thanks David. Wow! Good stuff in them words.

Thanks Elliot. Thanks David.

]]> By: mhdoc http://www.elliotsblog.com/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains#comment-5169 mhdoc Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:10:18 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/07/02/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains/#comment-5169 If you publish content on subjects that don't change much, the income stream begins to look like an annuity. I like to ask myself how much money I would have to put in the bank to generate the same income stream. So if you earn 5% APR on savings and your site nets 1,000/yr. you would have to have $20,000 in savings to produce the same income. That's not going to happen on my salary. I think the problem with #4's advice is it is so "simple" it's hard to take seriously. He needs to expand it to 150 pages and sell it for $97 if he wants anyone to believe him. :) I realize this is somewhat simplistic but I think the value of annuity type income is generally not appreciated. #4 Thanks for the reminder about direct ad sales. I have a site getting 350 uniques per day making almost nothing on AdSense. It will make a good test case. If you publish content on subjects that don’t change much, the income stream begins to look like an annuity. I like to ask myself how much money I would have to put in the bank to generate the same income stream. So if you earn 5% APR on savings and your site nets 1,000/yr. you would have to have $20,000 in savings to produce the same income. That’s not going to happen on my salary.

I think the problem with #4′s advice is it is so “simple” it’s hard to take seriously. He needs to expand it to 150 pages and sell it for $97 if he wants anyone to believe him. :)

I realize this is somewhat simplistic but I think the value of annuity type income is generally not appreciated.

#4 Thanks for the reminder about direct ad sales. I have a site getting 350 uniques per day making almost nothing on AdSense. It will make a good test case.

]]> By: David J Castello http://www.elliotsblog.com/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains#comment-5168 David J Castello Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:37:52 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/07/02/developing-great-domains-vs-average-domains/#comment-5168 Michael: Depends if you like to write. And depends even more if it's a subject you like to write about. Michael:

Depends if you like to write.
And depends even more if it’s a subject you like to write about.

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